SPORT + LEISURE
Sport + Leisure
Mad about madball
Florentine-born sport on the rise
Superbowl
Sunday is nearly upon us, a day in which nearly 100 million people worldwide
will watch the season climax of one of the most popular games in the world.
Despite its current popularity, American football has very humble beginnings.
Combining elements of rugby and …
Italy News
Italy heats up with election fever
Voters go to the polls February 24
Italy's
political system has been marked by instability since late 2012, when the
country's centre-right majority led by the People of Freedom party (PdL;
www.pdl.it) stripped the technocrat government of its support. Since then,
Italian politics has heated up in view of the upcoming general …
Florentinisms
Briaco come un tegolo, Ci vogliano le binde, Imbastire
Your in-progress dictionary of the Florentine dialect
‘Briaco come un tegolo: Literally, as drunk as a
roof tile (which gets soaking in the rain!). In American English, to be drunk as a skunk.
Example: ‘Ieri sera alla festa l'ero briaco come un tegolo, ‘un mi ricordo più
nulla!' (‘Last night
at the …
Monuments + More
Le Murate
Behind closed walls
Within
walking distance or a short bus ride from the historic centre and covering the
entire block between via Ghibellina and via dell'Agnolo, just before viale
Giovine Italia, Le Murate is one of Florence's major architectural success
stories of the past 20 years. Based on …
Life
Fine Florentine footwear
The art of crafting a bespoke shoe
One of
Florence's best-known artisans, Vivian Saskia Wittmer, known simply as Saskia,
is a German-born bespoke shoemaker who decided to make Florence her home almost
two decades ago.
With a
passion for shoes since she was a young child, after her studies in Germany she
apprenticed in …
Places + Travel
So you think you know Florence?
The Florentine launches series of walks and visits
Ever wondered what 13th-century Florence looked like? What a ‘cantoria' is? Why all of the ambulances in town are labeled ‘Misericordia'? Do you love hidden passageways, little-known facts and secret treasures?
With a new calendar of walks, TF takes its mission of …
Florence for Students
Student-friendly spaces
Where to study and research in Florence
If you are
used to studying at Starbucks or in other public places in the United States,
you are in for an unpleasant surprise in Italy. Bars are not usually places for
leisurely reading and computer use, but rather for a quick shot of …
Florence for Students
The great pasta escape
Guide to international eats in Florence
by Leah Eades
Chock full
of restaurants, pizzerias, bars and eateries, Florence has a reputation among
Italians and foreigners alike as the place to find the best that Italian
cuisine has to offer. However, not many know that the city is also rich in
international cuisine, providing an …
Florence for Students
In two languages
How exchanges can open doors
As a newly
arrived Brit in Florence, my Italian vocabulary was restricted to Ciao!,
grazie, scusa, gelato, caffé, and a firm no to the pushier stall
owners at the San Lorenzo market. Determined to at least make an attempt to
learn the language, I immediately …
Exhibit Reviews
Vintage!
Exhibit explores fashion phenomenon
A
new exhibit at the Museo del Tessuto in Prato looks at the history of vintage
fashion, a timely topic in an historic moment in which economic realities and
dreams of a happier past have put the phenomenon of vintage clothing and
lifestyle into the …
Sport + Leisure
Run around the Renaissance
Two jogging itineraries far from the tourist trail
In
the second of this two-part series, Rosie Scammell explores running routes
around Florence. She offers routes up to the town of Fiesole, through
Florence's vast park, the Cascine, and neighbourhoods far from the tourist
trail. These are strategic itineraries to keep off the holiday …
Life
Give big this year
Make a gift with heart
These
are not happy economic times. The global financial crisis has hit Europe's
second largest economy hard, with many more Italians struggling to stretch
their income to month's end. Those particularly hit are youth, homemakers, the
elderly, the ill and the retired. Italy's statistics agency …
Style + Fashion
Shopping in the spirit
Special gifts for the season
Florence
sparkles with thousands of holiday lights. For some, this is a truly magical
time that has the power to make us forget all our troubles and embrace the joys
of life. For businesses, it can mean a make-or-break year, and so retailers are
desperately …
Life
The magical Maggio Musicale
A look at the upcoming season
Admire Florence with your eyes and listen to her with your heart-that is the advice from the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Settled into their newly built and blazingly contemporary New Florence Opera House, the inspired upcoming season celebrates Florence's rich musical past …
Community News
'Tis the season to help the needy
Help fund a local charity at the AILO Christmas Bazaar
Every
December 8, local nonprofit American International League of Florence (AILO),
holds a Christmas Bazaar. The culmination of months of effort by AILO members,
the bazaar raises funds for a selection of local charities.
Over the years, AILO, founded in 1975, has raised over
400,000 euro …
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